BUILDING CAPACITY IN SCIENCE The shortage of people with training in the STEM disciplines poses a potential long-term threat to many businesses, including our own. In 2015, Kosmos announced a partnership with the Perot Museum of Nature and Science to face this challenge head- on by helping Dallas teachers develop their ability to train and inspire young people in the STEM disciplines. The Kosmos Energy STEM Teacher Institute is an innovative program designed to improve the quality of formal science instruction for participating kindergarten through 12th grade teachers, and increase interest and engagement among their students in STEM subjects. Through this program, teachers enjoy professional development opportunities and access to the Perot Museum’s network of educators and vast resources. The program, which is now in its second year, involves a formal application process for teachers to ensure they are invested and committed. Chosen teachers from across the Dallas-Fort Worth area attend a week-long Summer Academy, where they are grouped according to their level of comfort and expertise in sciences – pre- service teachers, novice teachers, advanced teachers, and mentor teachers – rather than by grade level. Instruction continues through the academic year with five professional development sessions held on weekends twice a month, for which they receive continuing education credits required for teachers by the Texas Education Agency. The teachers are also mentored throughout the academic year. In addition to providing funding for the program, Kosmos engineers, geologists, and geophysicists have served as guest speakers on science-related topics, including the practical application of scientific principles in business. The program positively impacted about 4,800 students during the 2015-2016 school year, with participating teachers reporting increased confidence and creativity in teaching the STEM disciplines. “Participating as a guest speaker in the Kosmos Energy STEM Teacher Institute has given me an opportunity to “pay it forward” to all the teachers that made science and engineering interesting to me as I was growing up. During our STEM institute talks, we demonstrate actual industry examples of very simple equations, such as how we compute depth of drilling using the travel time and speed of sound, and how we differentiate oil from water in our deep reservoirs using an electrical circuit. For many teachers, this represents a unique opportunity to interact with actual STEM professionals who entered the industry because of that one teacher that made the subjects engaging.” GUIDO PAPARONI Ghana Subsurface Manager DEVELOPING STEM EDUCATION IN DALLAS Each day at Kosmos, we use the fundamentals of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to do our jobs. We interpret seismic data to identify potential oil and gas deposits. We plan deepwater drilling operations targeting prospects located more than three miles below the ocean floor. We study the rocks we bring to the surface to better understand where oil and gas might be found. Being at the forefront of science and technology is how we play our part in helping to meet the world’s energy needs and how we create value for our shareholders. 18